Gunner disguised as soldiers opened fire at the cockfighting ground in Ecuador, killing 12 unarmed people

The criminal in fake military uniform opened fire at the audience during a cockfight in rural Ecuador, killing 12 unarmed people and injuring several others.

Security footage of Thursday night’s attack showed at least five men entering the arena and fired with automatic rifles in crowds in rural La Valencia in northwestern Ecuador.

Attackers wear replica military uniforms – a common strategy Criminal gangs in the countryAt the beginning of the year, Cartels competed for control of the cocaine route through the Ecuadorian port, which killed people on average every hour.

Videos circulating on social media show viewers waving themselves on the ground and covering their seats.

“We have 12 people died due to armed attacks by criminal groups,” Police Colonel Renan Miller Rivera said in a statement Friday. Several people were injured and no numbers were given.

National Police Chief Victor Hugo Zarate wrote on social media that police detained four people, including “the goal of the middle value.” Police said the four suspects were considered part of an organized crime group called “Los R7”.

After the attack, police found discarded “military uniforms” and two abandoned cars on a nearby highway. One of the cars caught fire and the other was overturned.

Police posted videos on social media showing police recovering evidence hidden under bags and branches. The video also shows the blurred images of weapons and cash retrieved, as well as four detained people.

In addition to the uniforms, police said they recovered eight rifles, four pistols, three shotguns, eight magazines, 11 cell phones, ballistic helmets and tactical gloves.

Ecuador “Los Freddy Kruegers” and “Peaky Blinders” – Participate in trafficking, kidnapping and extortion. They have imposed 18 million national destruction between Peru and Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer.

In recent years, the country has been trapped in violence through the rapid spread of transnational cartels using its ports to transport drugs to the United States and Europe.

According to a report from the Ministry of Interior, about 73% of cocaine in the world passes through Ecuador.

Much of the country is in a state of emergency with a recent renewal President Daniel NoboaHe was re-elected in the election last Sunday.

The Ecuadorian gang targeted by the United States

During the campaign, Noboa recommended deploying U.S. special forces to Ecuador to combat drug violence and to carry out floating legal reforms to enable our base to operate in the country.

At least two well-known Ecuadorian gang leaders targeting the United States made headlines this year. Earlier this month Prosecuted in New York He accused thousands of pounds of cocaine imported into the United States. José Adolfo Macías Villamar (nicknamed “Fito”) escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was not in US custody.

In 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on “Los Choneros”.

Earlier this year, the leader of one of Ecuador’s largest criminal groups Arrested at his home In the coastal city of Portoviejo. Carlos D, known as his alias El Chino, is the second appointment of “Los Lobos” and “considered as a high value target,” the armed forces said in a statement.

this Last year, the United States announced Los Lobos Become the largest drug trafficking organization in Ecuador.